Is Socialist Revolution Possible in the U. S. ?

"To think that a socialist revolution in the U.S. is not possible, you would have to believe not only that the ruling families of the imperialist countries and their economic wizards have found a way to `manage? capitalism. You would also have to close your eyes to the spreading imperialist wars, civil wars, and economic, financial, and social crises we are in the midst of."?Mary-Alice WatersCaracas, Venezuela, November 2007Part of a wide-raging debate on ?The United States: a possible revolution? at the 2007 Venezuela International Book Fair, Waters explains in these pages why a socialist revolution in the United States is possible. Why revolutionary struggles by working people are inevitable'initiated not by the toilers, but forced upon us by the crisis-driven assaults of the propertied classes. As a fighting vanguard of the toilers emerges, the outlines of these coming class battles can already be seen.